Thesaurus results for LITANIES

litanies

noun

plural of litany

as in lists

a long stated list of things one after another Nobody wants to deal with a coworker who repeats the same litany of complaints day after day.

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Recent Examples of litanies Keeping the camera still in a courthouse’s small, windowless chambers, Depardon depicts these face-to-face showdowns as litanies of misery, as the officials make suspects confront the grim circumstances leading to their arrests. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026 Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence. — Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 Given the linguistic polyphony, even Spanish speakers will need to consult translations to understand her litanies. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025 Like both Chicana Falsa and the matchstick litanies, Cardona’s poems focus both on his adolescence and his family. — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Each night, strange visitors whisper litanies in an unknown tongue. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025

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State officials have pointed to similar lists being rejected as inaccurate elsewhere, including in Nevada.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
These books contained everything from meeting minutes to school budgets and lists of political candidates.

— Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

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Perform 5 to 10 repetitions of whichever variation is appropriate for you.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
With Dru Smith sidelined by a calf strain sustained during training camp, Larsson had wound up taking repetitions at point guard, including during that preseason-opening victory over the Raptors.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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